Archdiocese of Rosario

Archdiocese of Rosario Archidioecesis Rosariensis Arquidiócesis de Rosario
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary
Location
Country	Argentina
Ecclesiastical province	Rosario
Statistics
Area	13,500 km2 (5,200 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 1,854,000 1,647,000 (88.8%)
Parishes	121
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	20 April 1934 (83 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary
Patron saint	Our Lady of the Rosary
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Eduardo Eliseo Martín
Emeritus Bishops	Eduardo Mirás
Website
www.delrosario.org.ar

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rosario (Latin: Archidioecesis Rosariensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southern part of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, with its mother church, the Basilica Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, located in the city of Rosario. The Archbishop since 22 December 2005 is José Luis Mollaghan and the Auxiliary Bishop was Sergio Fenoy, until he was appointed Bishop of San Miguel the 5 December 2006. The former archbishop Eduardo Mirás served as Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese between 22 December 2005 and 18 March 2006, the date that Msgr. Mollaghan was installed.

The Archdiocese has an area of 13,500 km² and a population of around 1,700,000, with 121 parishes. Its ecclesiastical province includes the departments of Belgrano, General López, Iriondo, Rosario and San Lorenzo, plus almost the whole departments of Caseros and Constitución. It has two suffragan bishops, corresponding to the dioceses of San Nicolás de los Arroyos and Venado Tuerto.